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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afhak Asadi (ranked 25238 p4p, 720 weight class) and Mamadou Williams (ranked 25183 p4p, 692 weight class). The key to victory for Afhak Asadi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afhak Asadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamadou Williams!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asadi moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asadi backwards.
It looks like Afhak Asadi has been cut.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Asadi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Asadi is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Asadi's guard.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams winds up and cracks Asadi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Asadi wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams controlling the pace.
Asadi has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Asadi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Asadi throws a head kick that misses.
Williams thinks about the counter body kick.
Asadi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Asadi slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asadi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Asadi swinging wildly here.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Asadi shakes him off and moves away.
Asadi tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadi dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Asadi was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Asadi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams pushes down on Asadi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams working over Asadi with some ground and pound. Asadi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams is looking for a kimura here.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamadou Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afhak Asadi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asadi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams won't allow Asadi to get back to his feet.
Williams distracts Asadi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams stays in close to Asadi's body and controls the position.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Asadi's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asadi's head.
Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams stands up and waves to Asadi to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asadi misses with a head kick.
Asadi throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Asadi is rocked!
Asadi throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a big right hand! Oh Asadi is in trouble here! Williams follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamadou Williams!
An out of breath Mamadou Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Afhak Asadi was interviewed post fight and said 'Ah fuck.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chiharu Shiba (ranked 3683 p4p, 406 weight class) and CM Yaj (ranked 5245 p4p, 530 weight class). Shiba comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Immune & Sick Puppies - Survive . This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chiharu Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CM Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj defending well as Shiba loads up on a big left hand.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Shiba's ribs.
Shiba throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shiba throws out the jab.
Shiba tries to clinch but Yaj moves out of range.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Shiba misses.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Shiba avoids it with no problem.
Yaj jabs at Shiba's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj takes one on the button.
Shiba looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
A jab from Shiba finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
It looks like CM Yaj has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shiba tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yaj works over Shiba's head and body with a nice combination.
Shiba is rocked!
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Shiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yaj dances in with a quick combination. Shiba is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Yaj snaps Shiba's head back. Shiba stumbles backwards against the cage. Yaj steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Shiba's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Shiba just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CM Yaj!
CM Yaj thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Escobar (ranked 4246 p4p, 427 weight class) and Rebel Son (ranked 5588 p4p, 500 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Escobar!
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, Rebel Son!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son drives through with a takedown into Escobar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Son landing some decent shots from guard.
Escobar wants to stand but Son is controlling the position.
Son postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Escobar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Son is controlling him.
Son has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Son scoring with some ground and pound.
Escobar wants to stand up but Son is controlling him.
Son forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Son in particular looking to stall.
Son scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Son scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Son lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son controlling the pace.
My spies in Island Safe Space inform me that Son has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Son looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Escobar is rocked!
Son is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh Escobar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Son lands a big elbow - Escobar is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rebel Son!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torbeck Debaucher (ranked 3127 p4p, 404 weight class) and Sam Langford (ranked 4489 p4p, 533 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torbeck Debaucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Langford!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debaucher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Langford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Debaucher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Langford lands with a short shot to the head.
Langford lands an uppercut.
Debaucher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Langford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Langford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debaucher.
Debaucher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Debaucher scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Debaucher.
Debaucher scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debaucher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Debaucher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langford backwards.
Langford is rocked!
Debaucher drops Langford onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Langford is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Langford is still on wobbly legs! Can Debaucher finish him?
Debaucher creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Langford out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torbeck Debaucher!
A victorious Torbeck Debaucher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iwo Yaj (ranked 3906 p4p, 431 weight class) and Papasito Luiz Yois (ranked 3586 p4p, 403 weight class). Papasito Luiz Yois is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iwo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papasito Luiz Yois!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz Yois clinches up with Yaj and pushes him back against the cage.
Luiz Yois tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Luiz Yois controls his hands.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Luiz Yois avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Luiz Yois blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj is leaning against Luiz Yois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Luiz Yois backwards.
Yaj working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz Yois holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz Yois has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yaj misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois can't break the clinch.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luiz Yois wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Luiz Yois can't break the clinch.
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luiz Yois working aggressively here.
Yaj manages to break the clinch.
Yaj looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Luiz Yois fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz Yois fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Yaj on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Luiz Yois does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Luiz Yois ducks down to avoid it.
Luiz Yois tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz Yois uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yaj.
Luiz Yois looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Luiz Yois on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luiz Yois gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yaj dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yaj letting Luiz Yois take a breather here.
Yaj breaks the clinch.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Luiz Yois's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luiz Yois lands a right hook to the body.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz Yois tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz Yois throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Luiz Yois waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Yaj cracks Luiz Yois with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but Luiz Yois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Luiz Yois is out of range.
Luiz Yois pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Luiz Yois moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj 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.
Luiz Yois misses with a series of wild punches.
Papasito Luiz Yois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz Yois closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz Yois tries to clinch but Yaj is having none of it.
Luiz Yois tries to clinch up
and Yaj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luiz Yois is rocked!
Luiz Yois showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Luiz Yois is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but Luiz Yois slips the punch.
Luiz Yois seems to have recovered his senses.
Luiz Yois is looking to clinch.
Yaj is looking to counter punch.
Yaj misses with an uppercut. Luiz Yois saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwo Yaj dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj swats away the attempt to clinch by Luiz Yois.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Luiz Yois moves away and avoids it.
Iwo Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Luiz Yois's shoulder, as Luiz Yois tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yaj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luiz Yois tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz Yois cracks Yaj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Luiz Yois ducks down to avoid it.
Luiz Yois throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luiz Yois tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
letting Luiz Yois counter with a right hand.
Yaj needs to keep his hands up - Luiz Yois had a free shot at his head there.
Luiz Yois closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luiz Yois swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luiz Yois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yaj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
Yaj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz Yois is just out of range.
Luiz Yois swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luiz Yois's corner calls for a 1-2. Luiz Yois obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Luiz Yois scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Luiz Yois uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luiz Yois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Luiz Yois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but Luiz Yois slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luiz Yois! But no joy.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luiz Yois can do to turn this around?
Luiz Yois cracks a nice hook into Yaj's ribs.
Luiz Yois moves into range and clinches up with Yaj.
Luiz Yois working aggressively here.
Luiz Yois misses with a punch on the inside.
Luiz Yois working hard to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois is looking to clinch but Yaj is avoiding it.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Luiz Yois looks to clinch
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Yaj was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luiz Yois.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luiz Yois looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luiz Yois 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.
Yaj lands an overhand right.
A jab from Luiz Yois finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Luiz Yois moves away and avoids it.
Yaj cracks Luiz Yois with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Luiz Yois tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Yaj pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Luiz Yois is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwo Yaj!
Our winner, Iwo Yaj, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Huricane (ranked 2301 p4p, 316 weight class) and Little Tony (ranked 2184 p4p, 298 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Tony!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony slips under a jab.
Huricane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Huricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huricane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Huricane moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Tony takes a swing at Huricane's ribcage but misses.
Huricane fails to land with a series of punches.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Tony moves into the clinch.
Tony throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huricanes head.
Tony stalls.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but Tony blocks it.
Huricane throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony working aggressively here.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tony misses with a body punch.
Huricane has a couple of punches blocked by Tony.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Tony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tony.
Huricane is trying to stall.
Tony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tony throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tony tries to work over Huricane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tony lands a right hand.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tony is looking to control Huricane's arms but Huricane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tony has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Tony.
Still in the clinch, Huricane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tony lands with a left to the head.
Huricane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tony has had enough of the clinch but Huricane keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Tony to work.
Tony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony takes a swing at Huricane's ribcage but misses.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huricane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huricane is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huricane manages to avoid it.
Huricane moves away from the strike by Tony.
Tony lands a nice hook to Huricane's body. Huricane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huricane throws a hook to the side of Tony's head but Tony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Tony.
Tony thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huricane moves out of range as Tony strikes.
Tony throws a hook but Huricane avoids it easily.
Huricane tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
Huricane doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.
Huricane gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane wants to stall.
A short right from Huricane on the inside.
Huricane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huricane takes a shot to the head.
Tony misses with a punch on the inside.
Huricane tries to stall but Tony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tony.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
Tony blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huricane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Huricane looking to stall.
Huricane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Huricane scores with a hook to the body.
Tony lands a shoulder strike.
Tony struggles to land a body shot inside as Huricane controls his hands.
Huricane is leaning against Tony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tony pushes Huricane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tony tries to work over Huricane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huricane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huricane tries to clinch
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huricane walks into a straight right hand from Tony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Tony dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tony throws a jab when Huricane was well out of range.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Huricane.
Tony misses with a hook.
Huricane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huricane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huricane is looking to clinch.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huricane tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Huricane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Huricane closes the distance and pushes Tony back into the cage.
Huricane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huricane throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huricane misses with an elbow over the top.
Tony lands with a short shot to the head.
Huricane scores with a shoulder strike.
Huricane blocks an uppercut.
Huricane is trying to break the clinch but Tony has him pressed against the cage.
Tony lands a right hand.
Huricane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tony backwards.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Huricane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tony misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tony avoids a wild elbow strike from Huricane.
Tony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Huricane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tony blocks an uppercut.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
Huricane breaks from the clinch.
Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huricane moves away.
Huricane wants to clinch.
Huricane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Huricane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Tony pushes Huricane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Tony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tony cracks Huricane with a nice body shot.
Tony throws a punch but it's blocked by Huricane.
Tony misses with a body punch.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huricane is leaning against Tony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huricane stalling in the clinch.
Tony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huricane taking a breather.
Tony lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Huricane takes a shot to the head.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huricane up against the cage.
Tony lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane tries to stall but Tony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Tony can't find room to land a body shot as Huricane controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Huricane prevents a body shot from Tony.
Stalling in the clinch from Tony.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Huricane has Tony pushed against the cage.
Tony can't find room to land a body shot as Huricane controls the action.
Tony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tony scores with a hook to the body.
Huricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
Tony is working Huricane over against the cage.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tony lands a nice shot to the body.
Huricane slips a jab from Tony.
Huricane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony misses with a body shot.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huricane.
Tony lands an overhand right.
Huricane wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huricane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huricane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tony manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tony! But no joy.
Huricane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Huricane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huricane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huricane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tony throws a poor cross that misses
and Huricane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Huricane tries to clinch up.
Huricane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huricane moves out of range as Tony strikes.
Huricane is looking to counter punch.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Tony misses
and Huricane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huricane misses with an uppercut.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huricane gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huricane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tony misses with some punches.
Tony lands an uppercut.
It looks like Rod Huricane has been cut.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Tony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huricane's elbow.
Tony takes a shot to the head.
Huricane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huricane lands a shoulder strike.
Huricane lands a nice uppercut.
Tony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huricane's elbow.
Tony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huricane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tony tries a body shot but Huricane blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.
Tony swings wildly with an uppercut but Huricane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huricane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rod Huricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Tony digs a right hand into Huricane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huricane's gas tank.
Tony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tony.
Huricane trying to stall but Tony improves his position.
Tony struggles to land a body shot inside as Huricane controls his hands.
Tony misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huricane looking to slow down the pace here.
Huricane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huricane misses with the head strike.
Huricane avoiding damage.
Tony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huricane backwards.
Tony misses with a punch on the inside.
Tony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane misses with the head strike.
Tony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony misses with an uppercut. Huricane saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tony 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 David Hoff 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... Little Tony!
Little Tony seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuccio Turturro (ranked 2809 p4p, 315 weight class) and Boo Yaj (ranked 1939 p4p, 240 weight class). Boo Yaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuccio Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turturro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yaj with a jab.
A lazy left from Yaj finds it's target.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Yaj makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Yaj coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Yaj there.
Turturro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turturro is rocked!
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yaj to the ground. Turturro is now in Yaj's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Turturro is really struggling to control Yaj but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Turturro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Turturro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yaj is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turturro, into his guard.
Turturro trying to keep a closed guard but Yaj is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turturro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Yaj rolls with it to try and escape but Turturro cranks on the arm and Yaj is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tuccio Turturro!
Tuccio Turturro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Boon (ranked 2221 p4p, 303 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 1964 p4p, 274 weight class). Edgar Boon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Young Lad's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boon misses with a hook
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boon throws a series of punches but Lad moves out of range.
Lad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boon cracks Lad with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Lad.
A countering left hand to the body from Lad misses.
Boon misses with a body shot.
Lad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boon slips a jab from Lad.
Boon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lad.
Boon sets himself, and Lad steps forward looking for the clinch! Boon avoids it this time.
Boon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lad in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lad.
Boon misses with a hook. Lad ducked under it nicely.
Boon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon misses with an uppercut. Lad saw that one coming.
Lad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boon throws a series of punches but Lad moves out of range.
Lad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Boon there.
Lad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
It seemed like Lad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lad.
Boon swings widly with a right hand
and Lad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edgar Boon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boon misses with a few strikes there.
Lad wants to counter the offense by Boon and move into the clinch position.
Boon stuns Lad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Boon misses.
Lad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boon looks to land a left hand but Lad moved out of range nicely.
Boon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lad circles away quickly and effectively.
Boon throws out a loose jab but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Boon misses its intended target.
Boon misses with a body punch
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boon throws a series of punches but Lad avoids them all with ease.
Boon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boon with a body shot.
Boon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lad slips a straight right by Boon.
Lad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boon.
Boon cracks Lad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon looks to land a right hand but Lad moved out of range.
Lad wants to counter the offense by Boon and move into the clinch position.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lad is just out of range.
Boon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lad is just out of range.
Lad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lad! But no joy.
Boon blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boon.
Boon throws a right hand that Lad ducks under and follows up with a left that Lad also avoids with ease.
Boon with a jab.
Lad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boon slips under a jab from Lad.
Boon scores with a nice head shot.
Boon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon looks to land a combination but Lad avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boon to score with a decent uppercut.
Boon cracks Lad with a good jab.
Boon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boon misses with a body shot.
Lad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boon lands a jab.
Boon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boon to score with a decent uppercut.
Boon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
Boon throws a combination. Lad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boon misses with an uppercut
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Boon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lad. Boon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boon throws a hook but Lad avoids it easily.
Boon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lad.
Lad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
Boon throws a looping overhand right but Lad ducks down to avoid it.
Boon swings for the body but Lad moves out of range.
Lad clinches up against the cage.
Boon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boon is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boon's efforts to push away.
Lad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
Boon tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon throws a head punch that misses.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lad can do to turn this around?
Boon tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Lad blocking some punches.
Lad lands a body punch.
A short right from Boon on the inside.
Boon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Boon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boon.
Boon misses with a hook.
Lad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Lad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lad avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Boon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lad doesn't seem phased though.
Lad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boon staying out of range there.
Edgar Boon is winning the standup battle so far.
Boon looks to throw the jab but Lad is out of range.
Boon with a nice cross.
Boon misses with a hook
and Lad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lad defending well as Boon loads up on a big left hand.
Boon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boon takes a swing at Lad's ribcage but misses.
Lad wants to counter with a clinch but Boon pushes him away.
Boon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon lands a head shot.
Lad tries to clinch but Boon is having none of it.
Boon throws a body punch but Lad moves out of range.
Boon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lad.
Lad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lad scores with a jab.
Boon cracks Lad with a good jab.
Lad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boon looks to land a combination but Lad avoids it well.
Boon scores with a nice strike.
Boon lands an overhand right.
Boon moves away from the strike by Lad.
Boon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boon swings for the body but Lad moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lad steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boon.
Boon misses with a few strikes there.
Lad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A left and a right from Boon both land. Nice combination.
Lad ducks under a wild hook from Boon.
Lad throws a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boon can't break the clinch.
Boon has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Boon can't break the clinch.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Lad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Boon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Boon as he connects with a hook.
Lad moves out of range as Boon strikes.
Boon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Lad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lad moves away from the strike by Boon.
A slow jab from Boon misses its intended target.
A combination from Boon does no damage.
Lad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Boon misses its intended target.
Lad wants to counter with a clinch but Boon pushes him away.
Boon tests Lad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lad tries to clinch but Boon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad staying out of range there.
Lad defending well as Boon loads up on a big left hand.
Boon scores with a sloppy right hand. Lad should have avoided that one.
Boon sizes up Lad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boon loads up on a big right hand but Lad slips the punch.
Boon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lad back to the cage. Boon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boon fails to land with a series of punches.
Lad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boon at a distance.
Lad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon misses with a left hand
letting Lad counter with a right hand.
Boon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boon lands with an uppercut that bounces Lad off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Lad.
Boon misses with a double jab
and Lad counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Boon - just one landing.
Boon cracks Lad with an open hand slap.
Boon misses with a double jab
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.
Boon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lad is looking for the big counter here.
Boon misses with a straight right.
Boon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon moves away from the strike by Lad.
It looked like Boon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lad scores with a three punch combo!
Boon throws out a powerful jab.
Lad ducks under a wild hook from Boon.
Lad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lad.
Boon throws a series of strikes that have Lad backpedaling.
Boon throws a big shot that misses.
Boon misses with an uppercut. Lad saw that one coming.
Boon sets himself, and Lad steps forward looking for the clinch! Boon avoids it this time.
Lad moves out of range as Boon strikes.
Boon sets himself, and Lad steps forward looking for the clinch! Boon avoids it this time.
A big right from Boon misses.
A little jabbing left from Lad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Lad misses.
Nice defenses there by Lad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon misses with a hook.
Boon lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad moves forwards but Boon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lad slips a straight right by Boon.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boon.
Lad misses with an uppercut. Boon saw that one coming.
Edgar Boon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lad wants to clinch up but Boon keeps it at a distance.
Lad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boon.
Boon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lad manages to avoid it.
Boon throws a lazy uppercut
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boon throws a nice looking combination but Lad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young Lad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lad defending well as Boon loads up on a big left hand.
Lad tries to counter with a clinch but Boon shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Boon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Boon!
A less than humble Edgar Boon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Honda Housey (ranked 1352 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ray Davis (ranked 1861 p4p, 235 weight class). Honda Housey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Honda Housey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Davis!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Housey moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Honda Housey has been cut.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis lands the left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Housey takes one to the chin there.
Housey misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Housey is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Housey with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Davis!
Ray Davis gave a mention to ZZ POPS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 787 p4p, 111 weight class) and Venari Venator (ranked 1210 p4p, 155 weight class). Venari Venator has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Axel Foley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Venari Venator!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley misses with a looping right.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Venari Venator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Venator - just one landing.
Venator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venator ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Venator tries to counter by closing the distance.
Foley misses with a straight right.
Foley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Foley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Venator tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Venari Venator has been cut.
A big left from Foley misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venator throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley slips a jab from Venator.
Venator moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley steps in with a hook that catches Venator right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Foley follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Venator looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Foley!
Axel Foley retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Axel Foley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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