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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeDon Jadman (ranked 9442 p4p, 787 weight class) and Chris McGruder (ranked 6657 p4p, 686 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that LeDon Jadman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily LeDon Jadman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LeDon Jadman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris McGruder!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jadman throws a body shot but no joy.
McGruder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jadman thuds a left hand into McGruder's body.
Jadman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jadman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from McGruder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jadman misses with a double jab.
Jadman slips a straight right by McGruder.
McGruder moves out of range of the strikes.
McGruder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGruder misses the shot to the body.
Jadman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jadman lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jadman scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Chris McGruder has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jadman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGruder back to the cage. Jadman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jadman lands with a hook. McGruder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jadman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McGruder misses.
Jadman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGruders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGruder is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Jadman ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent McGruder clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LeDon Jadman!
In his post fight interview, LeDon Jadman gave a big smile as he said 'Hydration is key'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 8324 p4p, 707 weight class) and Rico Blake (ranked 7514 p4p, 664 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Blake!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Davis lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches - $300/Week was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake with a jab.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blake avoids the body shot from Davis.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake slips a jab from Davis.
Blake tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jonathan Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Blake.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis stalks Blake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blake's face. Blake staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Rico Blake has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
Davis is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake looks winded!
Davis drops Blake with a beautiful combination! Blake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davis is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Blake scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Blake counters with a two punch combo.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses the body punch
and Blake counters with a one-two to the body.
Jonathan Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Blake tries to clinch up.
A jab from Blake misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davis scores with a jab.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Blake counters with a body kick.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Blake slips under a jab.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Jonathan Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis with a nice cross.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Blake drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
Davis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blake dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Davis is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Blake tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Blake wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Davis tries to buck Blake off but he can't manage it.
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis tries to buck Blake off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blake looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blake controlling from the full mount.
Blake tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Davis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Davis because Blake loaded up on that one.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Blake punching from mount but Davis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake throws a counter combo.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Blake looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Blake moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Blake.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Blake misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Davis misses.
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a hook.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blake is defended easily by Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
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!
Blake wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Da Silva (ranked 6131 p4p, 554 weight class) and Hiroshi Kawanabe (ranked 8121 p4p, 627 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hiroshi Kawanabe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown attempt by Da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawanabe, which made it look bad.
Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Kawanabe in a clinch.
Da Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kawanabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kawanabe moves into the clinch.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Kawanabe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Kawanabe digs a right hand into Da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Silva's gas tank.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Kawanabe has him pressed against the cage.
Kawanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe lands a nice uppercut.
Kawanabe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawanabe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawanabe cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Kawanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Kawanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawanabe gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawanabe avoiding damage.
Da Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawanabe smiles and moves away.
Kawanabe leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kawanabe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kawanabe has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawanabe pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Kawanabe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Kawanabe won't allow it.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawanabe leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva successfully pulls guard.
Kawanabe looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva looking for a guillotine here but Kawanabe defends easily.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawanabe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Da Silva looking for a guillotine here but Kawanabe defends easily.
Kawanabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kawanabe is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Kawanabe from controlling successfully.
Kawanabe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kawanabe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawanabe defends well.
Kawanabe stays in close to Da Silva's body and controls the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kawanabe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kawanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Kawanabe looks to land a combination. Da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Da Silva goes for a double leg but Kawanabe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kawanabe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawanabe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Da Silva on the side of the head.
Kawanabe closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Kawanabe lands with a right to the head.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Kawanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kawanabe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawanabe just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawanabe down to the mat. Kawanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Kawanabe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawanabe pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawanabe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kawanabe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donk. Kawanabe catches Da Silva right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Kawanabe coming out on top.
Kawanabe drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawanabe lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
Da Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Kawanabe advances to half guard.
Kawanabe stalling.
Kawanabe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kawanabe stalling.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Kawanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kawanabe trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kawanabe controls the pace.
Da Silva is looking for a triangle but Kawanabe pushes his legs off easily.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kawanabe controlling from the top position.
Da Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kawanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kawanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kawanabe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawanabe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kawanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawanabe has managed to get both his arms back between Da Silva's legs - danger averted.
Kawanabe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Royce Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawanabe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Da Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Kawanabe staying calm.
Da Silva stops Kawanabe from passing to mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Da Silva drives through with a takedown into Kawanabe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kawanabe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Da Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kawanabe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Da Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kawanabe can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawanabe.
Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kawanabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Silva pulls Kawanabe into guard.
Da Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kawanabe is aware though and is defending well.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kawanabe controls the pace.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Kawanabe from controlling successfully.
Kawanabe controlling from the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kawanabe controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe pushes down on Da Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Da Silva is in trouble now - Kawanabe has advanced to mount!
Kawanabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Da Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kawanabe has a good base and remains in mount.
Kawanabe tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away.
Kawanabe content just to control the position here.
Kawanabe prevents Da Silva from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva tries to get out of the position.
Da Silva tries to lock up and control but Kawanabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kawanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Da Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kawanabe trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
Kawanabe avoids the attempt from Da Silva to control.
Kawanabe wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Kawanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Da Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Kawanabe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Da Silva tries to reverse the position but Kawanabe maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kawanabe pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Kawanabe 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.
Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kawanabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Kawanabe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Royce Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Kawanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawanabe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Kawanabe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumping Rivers (ranked 7171 p4p, 222 weight class) and Gendry Golov (ranked 8416 p4p, 90 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jumping Rivers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gendry Golov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golov as he avoids it easily.
Golov 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.
Golov throws a combination that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golov thinking.
A jab from Golov does it's job there.
Rivers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Golov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers shoots for a takedown but Golov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rivers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumping Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golov throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Golov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Golov lands a nice uppercut.
Golov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Golov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Golov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
Golov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers trying to stall but Golov improves his position.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Golov to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Golov.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Golov controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golov scores with a shot to the side of Rivers's head.
Golov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golov lands with a light punch inside.
Golov lands an uppercut.
Golov taking a breather.
Golov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov has Rivers pressed against the cage, preventing Rivers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Golov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers wants to break free but Golov has control.
Golov scores with a shoulder strike.
Golov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Golov has Rivers pushed against the cage.
Golov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Golov cracks Rivers with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golov.
Golov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golov rushes Rivers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Golov.
Golov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Golov.
Golov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Golov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rivers up against the cage.
Golov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Golov digs a right hand underneath Rivers's ribcage. Rivers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Golov lands a right hand.
Golov scores with a shoulder strike.
Golov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Golov.
Golov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Golov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Golov.
The referee calls for Golov to work.
Still in the clinch, Golov scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golov scores with a shoulder strike.
Golov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Golov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers is rocked!
Golov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Golov.
Golov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golov lands a left hand.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Golov.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gendry Golov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Golov connects with a looping right hand.
Gendry Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golov keeps Rivers at a distance using the push kick.
Golov clinches with his opponent.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Golov holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Golov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golov.
Golov gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golov.
A short uppercut from Golov.
Rivers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Golov on the inside.
Golov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rivers to his knees! Golov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gendry Golov!
Gendry Golov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 6426 p4p, 613 weight class) and Tama Flu (ranked 6548 p4p, 616 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tama Flu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flu thuds his right hand into Greene's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greene slips under a jab from Flu.
Greene rushes Flu and presses him up against the cage.
Greene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greene.
Flu has had enough of the clinch but Greene keeps him there for the moment.
Greene unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Flu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Greene is unloading with more strikes now! Flu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Greene!
Tama Flu was interviewed post fight and said 'I've really been feeling sick lately.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hackleton (ranked 6376 p4p, 569 weight class) and Tyronne Spong (ranked 4777 p4p, 478 weight class). Frank Hackleton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Hackleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyronne Spong!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hackleton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hackleton looking for submissions off his back.
Spong is trying to control. Hackleton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hackleton wants to improve his position but Spong is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hackleton is not content to let Spong control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackleton trying to control from the bottom.
Spong stalling away here and it's allowed Hackleton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hackleton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spong looking to pass the guard.
Spong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hackleton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spong has Hackleton in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackleton stopping the sweep attempt from Spong.
Hackleton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hackleton wants to control from the top but Spong keeps moving.
Hackleton looking to sit in guard and control but Spong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spong trying to control but Hackleton is working from the bottom.
Spong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackleton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spong is aware though and is defending well.
Spong wants to control from the top but Hackleton keeps moving.
Hackleton has an active guard here but Spong has managed to pass into half guard.
Hackleton controlling the position well.
Hackleton is not content to let Spong control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spong works his way into full mount!
Hackleton tries to hold on but Spong postures up.
Spong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hackleton is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spong goes for an armbar but Hackleton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hackleton.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyronne Spong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hackleton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spong sprawls well initially but Hackleton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hackleton wants to work for an arm triangle but Spong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spong wants to control but Hackleton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackleton is working for a kimura but Spong is defending it quite comfortably.
Hackleton content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackleton is trying to control. Spong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hackleton not doing much here.
Hackleton wants to pass the guard but Spong is defending well.
Hackleton trying to control from half guard but Spong is working away.
Spong trying to hold on to Hackleton's head to control him but Hackleton postures up.
Hackleton is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frank Hackleton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Spong wants to control but Hackleton is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hackleton tries to avoid it but Spong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hackleton to the ground. Hackleton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Hackleton does it's job there.
Spong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hackleton circles away.
Spong shoots in for a takedown but Hackleton shows good takedown defense.
Hackleton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Frank Hackleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyronne Spong.
Spong shoots for a takedown but Hackleton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hackleton leaves Spong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hackleton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hackleton as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spong or perhaps it was just good defense by Hackleton, which made it look bad.
Hackleton tries to sprawl but Spong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hackleton tries to roll over but Spong keeps him under control.
Hackleton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hackleton wants to control but Spong is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackleton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hackleton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spong wants to control from the top but Hackleton keeps moving.
Hackleton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hackleton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hackleton looking to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hackleton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hackleton swivels and escapes.
Hackleton is looking to counter punch.
Spong tries for a takedown but Hackleton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spong shoots in and drives through. Hackleton sprawls well.
Frank Hackleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyronne Spong.
Spong gets caught flat footed, as Hackleton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hackleton preventing the sweep.
Spong working a defensive guard here.
Spong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackleton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spong manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hackleton has Spong in his guard.
Spong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackleton is trying to control the position but Spong postures up.
Hackleton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hackleton, not yet.
Spong stands and throws Hackleton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hackleton tries to bench press Spong off him but Spong keeps the position.
Spong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with the ground and pound.
Spong is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hackleton is trying to escape and Spong transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hackleton is forced to tap! Nice work there by Spong! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyronne Spong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David DeCastro (ranked 4584 p4p, 509 weight class) and Dagu Gerou (ranked 5373 p4p, 563 weight class). The key to victory for David DeCastro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David DeCastro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dagu Gerou!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCastro throws a jab when Gerou was well out of range.
Gerou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeCastro slaps away a takedown attempt from Gerou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeCastro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gerou connects with a body shot.
Gerou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DeCastro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeCastro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David DeCastro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dagu Gerou.
Gerou slips under a jab.
DeCastro misses with a hook. Gerou ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerou lands a lovely overhand right.
Gerou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeCastro sprawls well. DeCastro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gerou gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by DeCastro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerou lunges at DeCastro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeCastro's hand.
Gerou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeCastro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeCastro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerou is rocked!
David DeCastro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerou is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeCastro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gerou shoots and misses
and DeCastro scores with a counter punch that sends Gerou to the canvas! DeCastro smells blood - he's punishing Gerou with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gerou has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David DeCastro!
David DeCastro made sure to mention his sponsor, JD's Island Shack in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baxter Nova (ranked 9183 p4p, 738 weight class) and Maverick Stoner (ranked 3507 p4p, 410 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baxter Nova !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maverick Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nova feints a jab promting Stoner to slip. Nova then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stoner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoner.
A jab lands there for Nova .
Nova slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stoner.
Stoner slips a straight right by Nova .
Nova stuffs the takedown.
Stoner tries for a takedown but Nova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baxter Nova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Stoner.
Stoner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nova avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoner counters with a shoot takedown. Nova fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoner stops Nova from standing up.
Stoner landing some decent shots from guard.
Stoner works over Nova with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stoner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nova wants to stand up but Stoner is controlling him.
Stoner throws a big right hand that misses.
Stoner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stoner stops Nova from standing up.
Stoner works over Nova with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoner is in close to Nova 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nova wants to get back to his feet but Stoner passes into half guard.
Stoner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stoner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nova is trying to stand.
Stoner stalling.
Stoner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nova is looking to escape.
Stoner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nova taking some punishment here, with Stoner in his half guard.
Nova on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nova tries to get out of the position.
Stoner controlling the action here.
Nova looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stoner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nova tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stoner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maverick Stoner!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 4579 p4p, 486 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 4207 p4p, 456 weight class). Eron Saunders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saunders misses with a double jab.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saunders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Saunders's ribs.
Knuckles cracks Saunders with a good jab.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Knuckles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Knuckles pushes him off.
Knuckles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knuckles misses with a straight left.
Knuckles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saunders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knuckles tries to stall but Saunders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saunders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
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!
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Knuckles trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Saunders tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Saunders.
Knuckles tries to break free but Saunders pushes him back against the cage.
Saunders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Saunders.
Saunders is leaning against Knuckles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knuckles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knuckles or not.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles takes a shot to the head.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders works on Knuckles's body with a couple of short punches.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Knuckles is rocked!
A short left from Saunders.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Saunders.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Saunders is leaning against Knuckles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saunders throws a big uppercut that drops Knuckles! More strikes from Saunders and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knuckles lies dazed against the cage as Saunders celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eron Saunders!
During a confident post fight interview, Eron Saunders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Lazarith (ranked 3885 p4p, 451 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 5621 p4p, 580 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Lazarith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarith jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Lazarith.
Lazarith delivers a nice body kick.
Lazarith lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
Lazarith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lazarith clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarith lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Lazarith lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Good body shot from Lazarith.
A right hand to the body from Lazarith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazarith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
McDonald looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarith scores with a hook to the body.
Lazarith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lazarith.
Lazarith lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Lazarith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lazarith stalls.
Lazarith lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lazarith.
Lazarith'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.
Lazarith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stan Lazarith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald McDonald.
Lazarith lands a nice elbow.
Lazarith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazarith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Lazarith finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lazarith lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lazarith.
Lazarith throws a big uppercut that drops McDonald! More strikes from Lazarith and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McDonald lies dazed against the cage as Lazarith celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Lazarith!
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