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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Acid (ranked 1576 p4p, 221 weight class) and Aliev Saur (ranked 4087 p4p, 467 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aliev Saur!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Acid cracks Saur with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Acid has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Saur to stand back up!
It looks like Aliev Saur has been cut.
Acid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saur should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Acid fakes the body blow, causing Saur to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Saur goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uncle Acid!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rutherford (ranked 2670 p4p, 267 weight class) and Shlomo Goldberg (ranked 3405 p4p, 343 weight class). Rutherford comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode. The crowd seem to be enjoying Goldberg's choice of entrance music: Oy vei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shlomo Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Rutherford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Rutherford misses.
Mike Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rutherford won't be happy with that.
Rutherford is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
Goldberg swings around for an armbar but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Goldberg's guard.
Goldberg wants to sweep here but Rutherford controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Rutherford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goldberg is trying to control Rutherford's posture but Rutherford avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rutherford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goldberg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Goldberg 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.
Rutherford swings around for an armbar but Goldberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rutherford's guard.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Goldberg passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is trying to work for a kimura but Rutherford is defending well.
Goldberg is looking to advance position but Rutherford won't allow it.
Rutherford moves into full guard.
Rutherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rutherford dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working for a triangle but Rutherford defends it easily.
Rutherford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutherford drops back looking for a leg! Goldberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goldberg manages to kick Rutherford off! Rutherford jumps back into Goldberg's guard.
Rutherford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Goldberg seems keen to control Rutherford's posture.
Goldberg looking to control but Rutherford passes into half guard.
Rutherford has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Goldberg works to full guard.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rutherford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldberg is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutherford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rutherford landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rutherford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutherford tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldberg.
Rutherford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford throws a hook to the side of Goldberg's head but Goldberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Rutherford tenderised Goldberg's leg. Goldberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldberg 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.
Goldberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Shlomo Goldberg has been cut.
Rutherford lands a nice shot that snaps Goldberg's head back.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Rutherford didn't expect that.
Rutherford working for a triangle but Goldberg defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goldberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goldberg looking to pass the guard.
Rutherford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Rutherford keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Rutherford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg throws a sloppy strike and Rutherford has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Goldberg is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rutherford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Rutherford!
A victorious Mike Rutherford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Shlomo Goldberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'Anudda Shoah !!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntank Hatfield (ranked 1855 p4p, 255 weight class) and Ronald Washington (ranked 2934 p4p, 384 weight class). Hatfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX-X Gon Give it to Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntank Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Washington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a left hand
and Hatfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington scores with a nice head shot.
Hatfield throws a head kick that Washington semi-blocks.
It looks like Ronald Washington has been cut.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Washington is rocked!
Washington circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hatfield. Washington falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hatfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guntank Hatfield!
Guntank Hatfield gave a mention to Transform Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rickston (ranked 6870 p4p, 507 weight class) and Jakub Nazoruk (ranked 23985 p4p, 627 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Rickston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Nazoruk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Rickston.
Nazoruk slips under a jab.
Rickston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazoruk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rickston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazoruk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nazoruk connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses
letting Rickston counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nazoruk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rickston - the referee stops the clock and Nazoruk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rickston. Nazoruk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nazoruk misses with a head kick.
Nazoruk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rickston keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazoruk cracks a nice hook into Rickston's ribs.
Nazoruk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazoruk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rickston.
Rickston avoids the head kick by Nazoruk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazoruk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rickston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nazoruk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazoruk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazoruk throws a sloppy head kick and Rickston moves out of range easily.
Rickston slips a jab and a cross from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazoruk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickston was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazoruk lands with a kick to the temple. Rickston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nazoruk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rickston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazoruk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses.
Rickston gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickston breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Rickston.
Rickston has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston lands an elbow just above Nazoruk 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston scores with a shoulder strike.
Nazoruk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rickston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rickston takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rickston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rickston blocks a head kick by Nazoruk.
It looked like Rickston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazoruk.
A swing and a miss from Rickston.
Nazoruk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston drives through and clinches with Nazoruk against the cage.
Nazoruk lands a shot to the body.
Nazoruk tries to work over Rickston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazoruk tries to work over Rickston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.
Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazoruk digs a good hook to Rickston's body.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rickston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rickston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jakub Nazoruk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up but Rickston circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazoruk throws a sloppy head kick
and Rickston moves into the clinch.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazoruk's defenses.
Nazoruk misses with a punch to the body.
Nazoruk struggles to land a body shot inside as Rickston controls his hands.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with some punches.
Nazoruk can't find room to land a body shot as Rickston controls the action.
Nazoruk takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickston throws an elbow but it misses.
Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Rickston keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazoruk. Rickston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickston throwing a counter right hand but Nazoruk manages to avoid it.
Rickston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazoruk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rickston will feel that in the morning.
Rickston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazoruk misses with a combination
and Rickston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazoruk just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakub Nazoruk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nazoruk staying out of range there.
Rickston misses with a body kick.
Rickston lands a head kick!
Nazoruk scores with a jab. Rickston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rickston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with a hook. Rickston ducked under it nicely.
Rickston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Nazoruk.
Rickston clinches up with Nazoruk and pushes him back against the cage.
Nazoruk tries a body shot but Rickston blocks it.
Rickston lands an elbow inside.
Nazoruk lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazoruk dodges an elbow strike from Rickston.
Rickston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston throws an elbow that misses.
Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickston throws a hook but Nazoruk blocks it.
A slow jab from Rickston misses its intended target.
Rickston throws a push kick but Nazoruk slaps the foot to one side.
Nazoruk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rickston.
Rickston blocks a head kick by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Rickston throws a lazy right hand but Nazoruk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickston throws a looping overhand right but Nazoruk ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ricky Rickston has been cut.
Nazoruk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rickston backs up against the cage.
Nazoruk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rickston rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Nazoruk misses
enabling Rickston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickston dodges the punch combination from Nazoruk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Nazoruk misses.
Rickston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nazoruk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rickston circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazoruk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazoruk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rickston has closed the distance and engaged Nazoruk in a clinch.
Nazoruk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazoruk avoids the elbow strike from Rickston, against the cage.
Nazoruk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazoruk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rickston's elbow.
Nazoruk takes a shot to the head.
Rickston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rickston lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston lands an elbow inside that Nazoruk shrugs off.
Rickston gets through Nazoruk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nazoruk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nazoruk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazoruk ducks under a wild hook from Rickston.
Nazoruk tries to clinch
and Rickston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazoruk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rickston eats them both and turns towards Nazoruk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rickston lands with a right hand.
Nazoruk slips under a jab from Rickston.
Rickston missing with a left hand there. Nazoruk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rickston thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazoruk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazoruk misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston avoids the head kick by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk throws a head kick but Rickston moves out of range.
Nazoruk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazoruk misses with a head kick.
Nazoruk looks to land a combination but Rickston avoids it well.
Rickston is looking to counter punch.
Rickston lands an overhand right.
Rickston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazoruk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazoruk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazoruk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickston was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazoruk.
Rickston misses with a few strikes there.
Nazoruk lands with a hook. Rickston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Rickston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rickston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazoruk throws a right hand that Rickston ducks under and follows up with a left that Rickston also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickston.
A big right from Rickston misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazoruk.
Jakub Nazoruk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazoruk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rickston throws a shot from downtown. Nazoruk moves away and avoids it.
Rickston lands a really nice looking cross but Nazoruk seems unphased.
Nazoruk throws a series of punches but Rickston avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Good exchange - Rickston coming out on top.
Nazoruk tries to keep at a distance but Rickston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rickston throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston lands a damaging elbow.
Nazoruk avoids the elbow strike from Rickston, against the cage.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped Nazoruk in his tracks for a moment.
Nazoruk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazoruk throws a head punch that misses.
Nazoruk has a couple of punches blocked by Rickston.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rickston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nazoruk's brow.
Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickston.
Nazoruk blocks the body kick.
Nazoruk just misses with a punch to the body.
Rickston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rickston lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazoruk off the cage and back into range.
Nazoruk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazoruk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rickston is out of range.
Rickston tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nazoruk manages to circle out of the way.
Nazoruk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Nazoruk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazoruk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickston.
Rickston throws a big shot that misses.
Nazoruk lands a leg kick that knocks Rickston off balance momentarily.
Rickston moves into the clinch successfully.
Nazoruk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rickston backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nazoruk fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazoruk's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nazoruk.
Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Nazoruk moves out of range of the body kick from Rickston.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk wants to clinch.
Nazoruk works over Rickston's head and body with a nice combination.
Nazoruk misses with a combination
and Rickston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Nazoruk does no damage.
Nazoruk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickston instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazoruk controls his hands.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped Nazoruk in his tracks for a moment.
Nazoruk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickston rushes Nazoruk and presses him up against the cage.
Nazoruk takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Nazoruk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nazoruk misses with the head strike.
Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Nazoruk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazoruk misses with a wild combination.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazoruk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Rickston.
I think Rickston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rickston!
After winning the bout, Ricky Rickston 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalip Singh (ranked 3468 p4p, 119 weight class) and Fat Man (ranked 4296 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dalip Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fat Man!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Dalip Singh has been cut.
Man prevents a body shot from Singh.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh is trying to stall.
Man stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Singh is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Singh into the cage.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Singh has Man pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Singh to work.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man forces Singh back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Singh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Man misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Singh clinches up against the cage.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Singh pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Singh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singh wants to clinch.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Singh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Man pushes Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh letting Man take a breather here.
Singh tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh taking a breather.
Man jumps guard but Singh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Singh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Singh. Singh maintains the clinch.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Singh has the dominant position.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Singh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dalip Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fat Man.
Man looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Singh avoids the head kick by Man.
Singh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalip Singh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man is wriggling around but Singh manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Singh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Man is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Singh controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
Singh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Singh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Singh stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man has one foot on Singh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Singh has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Singh avoiding damage.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singh wants to stall.
Singh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fat Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Dalip Singh's cut is getting worse.
Man wants to take the fight to the mat but Singh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singh slows down the pace here.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh looking to stall.
Singh looking to stall.
Singh is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Singh into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Singh slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Singh seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man is trying to control but can't.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fat Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dalip Singh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh has double underhooks.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Man wants to counter with a clinch but Singh pushes him away.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
Singh blocks a body shot from Man.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Singh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Singh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands a right hand.
Singh is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalip Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh stalling in the clinch.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Singh or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Fat Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man cracks Singh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Singh falls backwards against the cage. Man follows up with more strikes that drop Singh to his knees. Man keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Singh! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lirik Chan (ranked 1413 p4p, 150 weight class) and Joao Vitor Xavier (ranked 2035 p4p, 209 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Vitor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Xavier is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Chan misses its target.
Xavier blocks a jab.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Xavier counters with a two punch combo.
Chan scores with the left hand. Xavier knows he should have avoided that one.
Xavier slips a straight right by Chan.
Xavier throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xavier was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Chan throws the left hand but Xavier avoids the punch easily.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Xavier wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan avoids the body shot from Xavier.
Xavier misses with an uppercut
and Chan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chan throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Xavier moved out of range nicely.
Chan misses with a hook.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xavier.
Good shot there by Chan.
Chan jabs Xavier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Xavier sprawling to the canvas! Xavier rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chan finish him?!
Xavier is rocked!
It looks like Joao Vitor Xavier has been cut.
Lirik Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan finds Xavier's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Xavier flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Chan lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Xavier will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lirik Chan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1263 p4p, 137 weight class) and Lothario Renaldo (ranked 2530 p4p, 254 weight class). Lothario Renaldo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lothario Renaldo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Renaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narz moves into the clinch successfully.
Renaldo blocks an uppercut.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Renaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renaldo blocks a body shot from Narz.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Renaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renaldo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz tries to clinch but Renaldo moves away
and Renaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Renaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Renaldo misses with a two punch combination.
Narz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renaldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Narz tries to clinch there but Renaldo circles away.
Narz clinches up against the cage.
Renaldo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Renaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Narz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz digs a right hand underneath Renaldo's ribcage. Renaldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Renaldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Narz.
Narz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Renaldo.
Renaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lothario Renaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narz tries to clinch but Renaldo moves out of range.
Renaldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Renaldo misses.
Narz clinches up with Renaldo and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Renaldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Renaldo manages to break the clinch.
Narz drives through and clinches with Renaldo against the cage.
Narz cracks Renaldo with a nice body shot.
Narz tries to work over Renaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Renaldo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narz.
Renaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz prevents a body shot from Renaldo.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Renaldo stalling in the clinch.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renaldo's elbow.
Renaldo misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Renaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narz moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Narz.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Renaldo.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Renaldo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renaldo's elbow.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Renaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Renaldo throws a right hand that Narz ducks under and follows up with a left that Narz also avoids with ease.
Narz clinches.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Renaldo or not.
Narz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Renaldo to keep the fight standing.
Renaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renaldo backwards.
Renaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz tries to clinch but Renaldo moves out of range.
Narz tries to clinch up but Renaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Renaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Renaldo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Narz closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Renaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz moves to clinch but Renaldo breaks away
and Renaldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Renaldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Renaldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Narz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Renaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renaldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Narz backs off Renaldo throws a huge counter combo but Narz manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renaldo.
Renaldo tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Renaldo back against the cage.
Narz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Renaldo.
Narz is trying to pull guard but Renaldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Narz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz tries to work over Renaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Renaldo controls the action.
Narz drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Renaldo's guard.
Narz trying to control the position from guard on top but Renaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Renaldo!
Renaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Narz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Narz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Renaldo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Narz.
Narz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Narz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz wants to take Renaldo's back here but Renaldo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Narz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Renaldo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narz is stalling here but it's allowed Renaldo to get half guard.
Narz trying to control from half guard but Renaldo is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Narz tries to clinch but Renaldo is having none of it.
A nice side step and Renaldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Renaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narz circles away quickly and effectively.
Narz is looking to clinch but Renaldo is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Renaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narz tries to clinch but Renaldo moves out of range.
Narz is looking to clinch.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Renaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Renaldo swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz tries to clinch up
and Renaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz takes the fight into the clinch.
Renaldo lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renaldo blocking some punches.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Renaldo avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Narz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Renaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Renaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Renaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz can't get the takedown.
Renaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Renaldo to keep the fight standing.
Narz tries a body shot but Renaldo blocks it.
Renaldo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Peter Narz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Narz as the two fighters clinch.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz is trying to pull guard but Renaldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Narz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz is trying to pull guard but Renaldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Renaldo prevents a body shot from Narz.
Narz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Narz is leaning against Renaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Narz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renaldo's elbow.
Narz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lothario Renaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Renaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narz tries a body shot but Renaldo blocks it.
Renaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Narz moves into the clinch successfully.
Narz tries to work over Renaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Renaldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renaldo.
Narz lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Peter Narz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narz misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Narz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Narz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Narz!
After winning the bout, Peter Narz 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 494 p4p, 53 weight class) and Tony Tiger (ranked 1050 p4p, 111 weight class). Maxxy Baby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Tiger's chin.
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150 lbs
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26
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
It looks like Maxxy Baby has been cut.
Baby tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger tries a knee to the head but Baby blocks it.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Tiger tries to land knees in the clinch but Baby avoids the damage to the body.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Tiger lands a nice knee to the body.
Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Baby tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the cage.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Baby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baby blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Baby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Baby.
Baby blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Baby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baby avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxxy Baby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Baby misses.
Tiger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
Tiger moves to clinch but Baby breaks away
and Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baby throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baby scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Baby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
A little feinted left hand from Baby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Baby pushes him off.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Baby.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Tiger slips under a jab.
A jab from Baby misses.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Baby jabs Tiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands the left hand.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Maxxy Baby is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiger slips a jab from Baby.
Tiger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby misses the target.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby throws out the jab.
Tiger tries to clinch but Baby moves out of range.
Tiger rushes Baby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baby's brow.
Baby lands a left hand.
Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
Baby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Maxxy Baby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby.
Baby gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Baby shrugs off.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
Baby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
Baby lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxxy Baby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tiger slips under a jab.
Baby sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Baby avoids it this time.
Baby takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Baby lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baby swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger tries to counter with a clinch but Baby shakes him off and moves away.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger tries to clinch up.
Baby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baby throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby lands a body shot.
Baby dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maxxy Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baby blocks the elbow strike.
Baby blocks an elbow strike.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Baby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Baby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
Baby blocks the elbow strike.
Baby dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Tiger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxxy Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxxy Baby!
A less than humble Maxxy Baby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 595 p4p, 63 weight class) and Mick Speed (ranked 4382 p4p, 388 weight class). Mick Speed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
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, Mick Speed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dennis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
We've been told by Dennis's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Speed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis moves into the clinch.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Dennis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Dennis tries a knee to the head but Speed blocks it.
Speed digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed lands a left hand.
Speed avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis tries a knee to the head but Speed blocks it.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Speed trying to stall but Dennis improves his position.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Speed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennis connects with a knee to the head.
Speed tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Speed tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Speed's ribcage.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Dennis tries a knee to the head but Speed blocks it.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Dennis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speed blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Den Dennis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dennis walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Mick Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennis closes the distance and clinches.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Den Dennis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed cracks Dennis with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denniss head.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed pushes Dennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Speed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but Speed blocks with his arms.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed stalling in the clinch but Dennis improves position.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis tries a knee to the head but Speed blocks it.
Speed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Speed.
Speed takes a swing at Dennis's ribcage but misses.
Dennis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Speed misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dennis as Speed tries to tie him up.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Speed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Dennis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Dennis looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Speed tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Speed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Speed's face.
Speed tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Speed taking a breather.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mick Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Den Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dennis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speed blocks it with crossed arms.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Speed misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Den Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Dennis!
Den Dennis 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 262 p4p, 13 weight class) and Kormack Omega (ranked 886 p4p, 27 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart. Omega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring the Pain - 2Pac. Kormack Omega is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kormack Omega!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Omega has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Omega shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fury is trying to defend but Omega finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fury works his way to full guard. Good work.
Omega throws a big elbow that misses.
Omega wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Fury has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Omega is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fury.
Fury is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is trying to get back to full guard.
Fury is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Omega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Omega's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Omega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omega is really stuck here.
Fury working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Omega is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fury has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Omega taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Fury!
Bob Fury retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bob Fury, 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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