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The Island Season 7, 170 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsteen Berghen (ranked 1794 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 109 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangerfield has chosen Immortal - All Shall Fall as his entrance music. Rocco Dangerfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arsteen Berghen's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arsteen Berghen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berghen slips under a jab.
Berghen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dangerfield manages to circle out of the way.
Berghen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dangerfield instigates a clinch.
Dangerfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berghen backwards.
Berghen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dangerfield lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield lands an uppercut.
Berghen is rocked!
It looks like Arsteen Berghen has been cut.
Dangerfield lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Berghen to his knees! Dangerfield keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Dangerfield!
Rocco Dangerfield 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 786 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Borgvelt (ranked 2290 p4p, 0 weight class). Borgvelt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Techno Viking kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lars Borgvelt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lars Borgvelt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bulletzowich does it's job there.
Boris Bulletzowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulletzowich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Borgvelt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bulletzowich is in Borgvelt's guard.
Bulletzowich throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Borgvelt keeps moving.
Borgvelt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bulletzowich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borgvelt's guard.
Bulletzowich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich wants to pass the guard but Borgvelt is defending well.
Borgvelt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bulletzowich is thwarting Borgvelt's attempts to control the position.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgvelt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Borgvelt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bulletzowich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bulletzowich landing strikes from the mount and Borgvelt is in trouble!
Bulletzowich landing strikes from the mount and Borgvelt is in trouble!
Bulletzowich throws some wild stikes that Borgvelt manages to avoid easily.
Bulletzowich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Borgvelt tries to hold on but Bulletzowich pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich lands a big elbow.
Borgvelt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bulletzowich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bulletzowich postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Borgvelt badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bulletzowich around the waist but Bulletzowich pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bulletzowich is the winner by TKO! Bulletzowich jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Steve (ranked 1030 p4p, 0 weight class) and Git Push (ranked 675 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
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, Git Push!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steve is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Push is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Push drops back looking for a leg! Steve is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steve manages to kick Push off! Push jumps back into Steve's guard.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Push on the ground.
Steve is wriggling around but Push manages to pass to half guard.
Push is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve has given up his back here. Will Push look for the submission or keep pounding away?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Push has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Steve is in real trouble here. Push gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Steve is tapping out! Push wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Git Push!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 251 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 1724 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Nucombe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe lands with a right hand.
Porto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Nucombe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Porto doesn't seem phased though.
Nucombe misses with a straight left.
Porto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porto misses with a hook
and Nucombe counters with a nice uppercut.
Porto takes one to the chin there.
Nucombe sends Porto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nucombe is motioning to the referee to let Porto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Porto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto throws a right hand that misses
and Nucombe counters with a huge right that knocks Porto out cold! Nucombe is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Nucombe!
A relieved looking Neil Nucombe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gee Gee Allen (ranked 2272 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Turturro (ranked 112 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Turturro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gee Gee Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Turturro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen thuds a left hand into Turturro's body.
Allen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turturro.
Turturro fails with the takedown.
Turturro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Turturro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turturro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allen to the mat! Allen manages to get full guard.
Turturro drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Turturro seems to have locked his on tight now - Allen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Turturro, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Frank Turturro!
Frank Turturro 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Petersen (ranked 430 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Booker (ranked 3290 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cory Booker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Booker!
Petersen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petersen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petersen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Petersen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Petersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petersen just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen advances nicely into full mount.
Petersen wants to finish this one by submission but Booker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Petersen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Booker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Booker shrugs it off.
Petersen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Booker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Petersen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Booker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Booker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Petersen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Booker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Petersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petersen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Booker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Petersen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Booker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Petersen lets go of the hold and Booker can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Petersen!
Our winner, Don Petersen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Melodies (ranked 866 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Garret (ranked 807 p4p, 0 weight class). Clive Garret has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Melodies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Garret!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garret.
Melodies swings widly with a right hand
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Taz Melodies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melodies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garret.
Melodies misses with a two punch combination.
Garret looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garret scores with a hook.
Melodies tries to close the distance and clinch but Garret swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garret takes a swing at Melodies's ribcage but misses.
Garret doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melodies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Melodies.
Melodies misses with a kick to the body.
Melodies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garret momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Melodies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Melodies coming out on top.
Melodies tries to clinch up but Garret circles away and keeps his distance.
Garret throws out a counter right but Melodies avoids it with no problem.
Melodies lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melodies catches Garret with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melodies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret swats away the attempt to clinch by Melodies.
Melodies moves into the clinch.
Melodies working aggressively here.
Melodies blocks an elbow strike from Garret.
A short uppercut from Garret.
Melodies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garret lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garret lands a shoulder strike.
Melodies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Melodies tries a body shot but Garret blocks it.
Melodies takes an elbow to the temple.
Melodies avoids a wild elbow strike from Garret.
Melodies takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garret manages to break the clinch.
Melodies is looking to clinch.
Melodies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Melodies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melodies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melodies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Melodies.
Garret takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Garret misses its intended target.
Garret lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garret lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melodies takes the fight into the clinch.
Melodies lands a nice uppercut.
Garret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garret fails to land.
Garret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Melodies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melodies.
Melodies throws a head punch that misses.
Garret swings wildly with an uppercut but Melodies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melodies can't find room to land a body shot as Garret controls the action.
Garret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melodies taking a breather.
Melodies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garret stalling.
Melodies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garret working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garret will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Melodies up against the cage.
Melodies gets through Garret's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melodies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garret lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melodies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melodies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garret under the eye.
Melodies throws a hook but Garret avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Melodies.
Melodies lands with an overhand left.
Melodies closes the distance and pushes Garret back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Melodies fails to land.
Melodies lands a shoulder strike.
Melodies lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Clive Garret has been cut.
Melodies tries a body shot but Garret blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garret holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garret working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garret.
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 Taz Melodies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clive Garret's cut.
That's time! Melodies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Garret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garret scores with a jab.
Melodies tries to clinch but Garret moves out of range.
Garret throws a hook to the side of Melodies's head but Melodies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret misses with a hook. Melodies ducked under it nicely.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melodies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Melodies on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garret misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melodies.
Melodies scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Melodies misses with a double jab
and Melodies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melodies swings for the body but Garret moves out of range.
Melodies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melodies cracks Garret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melodies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melodies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melodies instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garret blocking some punches.
Melodies misses with a body punch.
Melodies throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Garret.
A short right from Melodies.
Taz Melodies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melodies misses with a punch to the body.
Melodies tries a body shot but Garret blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garret.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melodies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garret's brow.
Garret scores with a shot to the side of Melodies's head.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret lands a nice elbow.
Garret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garret blocking some punches.
Melodies avoids the elbow strike from Garret, against the cage.
Melodies takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melodies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Melodies throws an elbow but it misses.
Melodies lands a damaging elbow.
Melodies pushes off an throws an elbow but Garret leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Melodies misses with a punch on the inside.
Melodies blocking some punches.
Melodies tries to work over Garret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melodies.
Garret misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Garret.
Garret blocks a body shot from Melodies.
Melodies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melodies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melodies jabs Garret right on the nose. Garret blinks but takes it well.
Garret defending well as Melodies loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garret misses.
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Melodies throws a sloppy head kick and Garret moves out of range easily.
Garret looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Melodies saw that one coming.
Melodies misses the body punch
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melodies darts in trying to clinch
and Melodies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melodies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Melodies.
Melodies tries to clinch there but Garret circles away.
Garret might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Melodies.
Garret looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Melodies lands a jab to Garret's midsection.
A jab from Melodies finds it's way through Garret's defenses.
Jab, jab by Melodies - just one landing.
Melodies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Melodies moves out of range as Garret strikes.
Melodies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
Melodies lands a jab to Garret's midsection.
Garret comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garret moves into range and connects with a jab.
Melodies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garret manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melodies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Garret slips under a jab from Melodies.
Garret slips a jab from Melodies.
Garret throws out a counter right but Melodies avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Garret misses.
Melodies loads up on a big right hand but Garret slips the punch.
Melodies swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garret counters with a one-two to the body.
Melodies is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garret is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Melodies looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Melodies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Melodies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clive Garret will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clive Garret's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Melodies misses with a double jab
enabling Garret to counter with a crisp jab.
Taz Melodies is winning the standup battle so far.
Garret throws a hook but Melodies avoids it easily.
Garret avoids the head kick by Melodies.
Garret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melodies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garret's hands.
Jab, jab by Melodies - just one landing.
Melodies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garret. Garret circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Garret misses.
Garret throws a hook but Melodies avoids it easily.
A jab from Melodies finds it's way through Garret's defenses.
Melodies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garret looks to land a left hand but Melodies moved out of range nicely.
Melodies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garret throws a shot from downtown. Melodies moves away and avoids it.
Melodies misses with a straight right.
Melodies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies lands a glancing blow to the side of Garret's head.
Garret scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melodies misses with a low kick.
Melodies throws a right hand that Garret ducks under and follows up with a left that Garret also avoids with ease.
Melodies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melodies missing with a left hand there. Garret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garret staying out of range there.
Melodies closes the distance and clinches.
Melodies misses with a body punch.
Garret throws a punch but it's blocked by Melodies.
Nice elbow from Garret.
It looks like Taz Melodies has been cut.
Garret escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melodies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garret.
Melodies tries to clinch but Garret is having none of it.
Melodies throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melodies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Garret misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies staying out of range there.
Melodies throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Garret jabs Melodies right on the nose. Melodies blinks but takes it well.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Melodies saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Melodies misses the target.
Garret keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Melodies.
It seemed like Garret was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melodies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melodies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Melodies moved out of range.
Jab from Garret.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melodies backwards.
Melodies swings wildly with an uppercut but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies can't find room to land a body shot as Garret controls the action.
Garret gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garret blocking some punches.
Melodies lands with a left to the head.
Garret leaning against his opponent.
Melodies lands an elbow just above Garret 's eye.
Garret working aggressively here.
Garret scores with a shoulder strike.
Garret blocks the elbow strike.
Garret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garret lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Melodies struggles to land a body shot inside as Garret controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garret.
Melodies throws a head punch that misses.
Garret lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melodies tries to work over Garret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Melodies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melodies letting Garret take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garret as Melodies tries to tie him up.
Melodies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garret lands a nice uppercut.
Melodies misses with the head strike.
Garret has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melodies avoids the elbow strike from Garret, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melodies.
Garret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melodies backwards.
Garret scores with a shot to the side of Melodies's head.
A nice left hand lands by Melodies.
Garret blocks an elbow strike.
Garret throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clive Garret.
I think Garret has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Clive Garret!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Clive Garret!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Taz Melodies!
Clive Garret wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Clive Garret made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Taz Melodies spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck that bitch'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 30 p4p, 0 weight class) and Island Tourney (ranked 1938 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Tourney!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney throws a right hand that misses
and Gellar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gellar slips a straight right by Tourney.
Tourney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gellar.
Tourney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tourney tries to work over Gellar's front leg with a kick but Gellar checks it.
Tourney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gellar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tourney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tourney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gellar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tourneys head.
Tourney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tourney has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tourney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gellar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tourney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tourney has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gellar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tourney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gellar doesn't seem bothered though.
Tourney moves into the clinch.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gellar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gellar blocking some punches.
A short left from Tourney.
Tourney is working Gellar over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gellar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tourney.
Tourney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
Tourney lands with a short shot to the head.
Tourney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar pulls guard effortlessly.
Gellar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gellar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tourney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gellar won't allow Tourney to sweep him here.
Gellar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gellar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tourney is looking to control Gellar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tourney avoid being mounted?
Gellar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tourney defending well though.
Gellar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tourney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gellar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Gellar.
Gellar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gellar moves into full mount! Tourney won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar trying to control but Tourney is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tourney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gellar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gellar unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gellar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tourney is rocked!
Gellar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Gellar.
Tourney is still in real trouble! Can Gellar finish him?
Tourney takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gellar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uri Gellar!
Our winner, Uri Gellar, 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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